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Flower field imageOpportunities and Obstacles in Rural Telehealth

This webinar held on Wednesday May 22, will feature presentations from national telehealth experts who will discuss advances states have made in recent years to expand access to telehealth services in rural areas and what challenges still lie ahead for state policymakers. More

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View NCSL comment letters on proposed Federal Rules governing multi-state plans, and standards related to the Essential Health Benefits and more. More

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Health Insurance and States: NCSL OverviewReports4/11/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1450914509Overview of state health insurance laws and activities.
State Insurance Mandates and the PPACA Essential Benefits ProvisionsReports2/28/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1422714227State Health Insurance Mandates and the PPACA Essential Benefits Provisions
Health insurance exchanges Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/1/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2575025750Read this story for information on how states are dealing with establishing health exchanges
Health Reform and Abortion Coverage in the Insurance Exchanges (State Implementation Brief)Bill Summaries/ Databases10/25/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2109921099Health Reform and Abortion Coverage in the Insurance Exchanges
Autism and Insurance Coverage State LawsBill Summaries/ Databases8/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1824618246Insurance Coverage for Autism
Autism Legislation DatabaseBill Summaries/ Databases7/30/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1410914109This ARCHIVE database tracks autism-related legislation from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Insurance Coverage for Infertility LawsBill Summaries/ Databases3/21/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1439114391A 50-state summary of laws related to insurance coverage for infertility. The webpage also includes an overview of the issue and additional resources.
Mental Health Benefits: State Laws Mandating or Regulating Reports2/28/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1435214352Summary of State Laws Mandating or Regulating Mental Health Benefits
Insurance Coverage for Contraception State LawsBill Summaries/ Databases2/23/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1438414384Provides a 50 state summary of insurance coverage requirements for contraception. Also includes an overview of the issue and additional resources.
[Summit 11] Here and Now: States Respond to Health Insurance ReformMultimedia8/11/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2341523415Here and Now: States Respond to Health Insurance Reform: 3 experts explain the latest requirements, options and outcomes of reforms already being implemented in 2010-1013 related to the Affordable Care Act
Mandated Health Insurance Benefits and State Laws: OverviewReports7/20/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1446314463For more than two decades, Legislators regularly debate whether mandates ensure adequate protection for their constituents or further simply increase their health care costs. Here are some links that provide background, information and examples of legislation regarding mandated coverage
Diabetes Health Coverage: State Laws and Programs Reports5/14/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1450414504This NCSL report provides an in-depth 50-state look at state laws requiring or mandating insurance coverage for diabetes as well as Medicaid coverage and state-based edication and prevention initiatives.
Managed Care Ombudsman, Report Cards and Profiles, 2011Reports5/2/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1433714337Health Insurance and Managed Care Ombudsman, Report Cards and Profiles, 2011
Individual Health Insurance in the States, 2011Reports4/28/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1814818148States and Individual Health Insurance, 2011
Webinar: States Implementing Health Reform: Consumer Assistance and Insurance Oversight-Dec 1Multimedia12/1/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2156921569States Implementing Health Reform: Consumer Assistance and Insurance Oversight - a Webinar on December 1, 2010
2010 State Implementation of Federal Health Reform (State Activity)Bill Summaries/ Databases11/8/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2023120231This page tracks state implementation of the 2010 federal health reform law.
Dependent Health Coverage (State Implementation)Bill Summaries/ Databases9/23/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1449714497Covering Young Adults Through Their Parents or Guardians Health Policy. State policymakers are proposing and enacting legislation that extends dependent benefits to young adults not enrolled in college full-time. At least 30 states have now enacted similar legislation to extend dependent coverage regardless of enrollment in school.
Webinar: States Opting Out -States Checking Up on Health Reform Multimedia5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1923319233As the great laboratories of democracy, many states have their own ideas for reform. This session will discuss the issues around state authority to accept, modify, or decline to participate in various components of federal health reforms.
Feds Fight, States Act (SL Magazine)Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/15/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2017120171Lawmakers were experimenting with ways to rein in costs and expand coverage long before passage of federal health legislation.
[SL Mag] Mandating Health Insurance Benefits for CancerArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters12/16/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1938219382Mandated health insurance benefits and treatments have varied since the 1960s, and now the focus is on improved testing and treatment for particular diseases.
Managed Care State LawsBill Summaries/ Databases6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1432014320Managed Care State Laws and Regulations, Including Consumer and Provider Protections
Archive: Federal Mental Health Parity 2008Bill Summaries/ Databases10/24/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1406414064Archive: Federal Mental Health Parity 2008
Medically Necessary Foods and Formula LawsBill Summaries/ Databases7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1386513865Provides a 50 state breakdown of state laws requiring insurance coverage of medically necessary foods and formulas. Also includes an overview of the issue and additional resources.
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